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In the year 1871
307 Notable birthdays
Ernest Rutherford
New zealand-born british physicist (1871–1937).
Born August 30th, 1871 in Spring Grove. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1937 at 66 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Marcel Proust
French novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922).
Born July 10th, 1871 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1922 at 51 years old in Paris (pneumonia). [ref]
Rosa Luxemburg
Polish marxist theorist, socialist philosopher, and revolutionary, editor (1871–1919).
Born March 5th, 1871 in Zamość. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1919 at 47 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Guangxu Emperor
Chinese emperor (1871-1908).
Born August 14th, 1871 in Prince Chun Mansion.
Died November 14th, 1908 at 37 years old in Zhongnanhai (arsenic poisoning).
Friedrich Ebert
German politician, president of germany (1871-1925).
Born February 4th, 1871 in Heidelberg. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1925 at 54 years old in Berlin (peritonitis). [ref]
Abanindranath Tagore
Indian painter and writer (1871–1951).
Born August 7th, 1871 in Kolkata. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1951 at 80 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Emily Carr
Canadian painter and writer (1871-1945).
Born December 13th, 1871 in Victoria. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1945 at 73 years old in Victoria (myocardial infarction). [ref]
James Weldon Johnson
American writer and activist.
Born June 17th, 1871 in Jacksonville. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1938 at 67 years old in Wiscasset (traffic collision). [ref]
Theodore Dreiser
American novelist and journalist (1871–1945).
Born August 27th, 1871 in Terre Haute. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1945 at 74 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough
British soldier and conservative politician (1871-1934).
Born November 13th, 1871 in Shimla.
Died June 30th, 1934 at 62 years old in Blenheim Palace.
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